Contextual Chemistry Year 11 and the accompanying title Contextual Chemistry Year 12 have been developed to meet the requirements of the new VCE Study Design for the year 2000 and after. By offering a study of Chemistry linked into the world around us, these texts provide a distinct advantage over some of the existing texts. Besides covering useful materials, water, acids in the environment, the atmosphere, and corrosion of metals, the Year 11 book also includes a work requirement, Investigation of a chemical. Contextual Chemistry has been firmly and logically structured to deal with the Study Design, but has introduced a method of making the chemistry alive and interesting. General scientific information is included as a way of ensuring students understand the relevance of the chemistry to everyday life. 'I think that students would have fun reading them', said one reviewer and, 'the activities are great'.